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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)
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Bivalvia | ... | Unionidae | Ambleminae | Lampsilini | Epioblasma species Epioblasma flexuosa (Rafinesque, 1820): synonymy
2 specimens Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820
 Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 306 [also as ‘Unio flexuosa’].
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 50.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE ANSP_20249, Kentucky River.
— Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Truncilla flexuosa — Vanatta (1915)
Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Dysnomia flexuosa — F.C. Baker (1928), Stansbery (1970), Burch (1975)
Plagiola (Epioblasma) flexuosa — Morrison (1969), R.I. Johnson (1978)
Plagiola flexuosa — R.I. Johnson (1980)
Epioblasma flexuosa — Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Bogan (1993), Cummings & Mayer (1997), ... Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023) | |
Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa var. bullata Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, 1820. Ann. Gén. Sci. Phys. 5 (13): 307.
Rafinesque, 1864. [in] Binney & Tryon, reprint: 51.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820)
Epioblasma flexuosa — Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828
Hildreth, 1828. Amer. J. Sci. 14: 284, figs. 16a-b.
Truncilla (Dysnomia) foliata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) foliatus — Call (1900)
— de Gregorio (1914)
Truncilla flexuosa — Vanatta (1915)
Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969)
Dysnomia flexuosa — F.C. Baker (1928), Burch (1975)
Epioblasma (s.s.) foliatum — Thiele (1934)
Plagiola (Epioblasma) flexuosa — Morrison (1969), R.I. Johnson (1978)
Epioblasma flexuosa — Parmalee & Bogan (1998), Williams et al. (2008), Watters et al. (2009) | |
Unio flexuosus Conrad, 1835
‘Rafinesque’ of Authors.
Conrad, 1835. Monogr. Fam. Unionidae 1(1): 8, pl. 6, fig. 2.
Reeve, 1864. Conch. Icon. 16: pl. 6, sp. 22; pl. 13, fig. 53.
(reference to Obliquaria (Quadrula) flexuosa Rafinesque, 1820)
Truncilla (Dysnomia) foliata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914) | |
Unio (Cunicula) foliacia Swainson, 1840
‘Say’ Swainson, 1840. Treat. Malacol.: 274.
(error for Unio foliatus Hildreth, 1828) | |
Taxonomic History (since 1900) — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914), de Gregorio (1914)
Truncilla (Dysnomia) foliata — Simpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Unio (s.s.) foliatus — Call (1900)
Truncilla flexuosa — Vanatta (1915)
Dysnomia (s.s.) flexuosa — Ortmann & Walker (1922), Frierson (1927), Haas (1930), Haas (1969), Haas (1969)
Dysnomia flexuosa — F.C. Baker (1928), Stansbery (1970), Burch (1975)
Epioblasma (s.s.) foliatum — Thiele (1934)
Plagiola (Epioblasma) flexuosa — Morrison (1969), R.I. Johnson (1978)
Plagiola flexuosa — R.I. Johnson (1980)
Epioblasma flexuosa — Turgeon et al. (1988), Cummings & Mayer (1992), Williams et al. (1993), Bogan (1993), Cummings & Mayer (1997), ... Haag (2012), Williams et al. (2017), Graf & Cummings (2021), FMCS (2021), Hopper et al. (2023)
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